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1 don't count your chickens before they're hatched
no hay que vender la piel de oso (antes de cazarlo)English-spanish dictionary > don't count your chickens before they're hatched
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2 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
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3 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) conde- countess
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1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) contar2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) contar3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) contar, tener importancia4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) considerar(se)
2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) cálculo, recuento2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) cargo, acusación
3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count
count vb contarhave you counted the money? ¿has contado el dinero?tr[kaʊnt]■ at the final count the liberals had won 98 seats en el recuento final los liberales habían ganado 98 escaños2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (crime) cargo1 (gen) contar■ have you tried counting sheep? ¿has intentado contar ovejas?2 (include) contar■ there are five in our family, counting me somos cinco en nuestra familia, contándome a mí■ there'll be 100 people, not counting the children seremos 100 personas, sin contar a los niños3 (consider) considerar1 (enumerate) contar2 (be valid) contar, valer, importar■ that doesn't count eso no cuenta, eso no vale\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdon't count your chickens before they're hatched no hay que vender la piel de oso (antes de cazarlo)on the count of three! ¡a la de tres!to count oneself lucky considerarse afortunado,-ato count the cost of something (consider all likely effects) considerar todos los posibles riesgos de algo 2 (suffer consequences) sufrir las consecuencias de algoto keep count of something llevar la cuenta de algoto lose count of something perder la cuenta de algoblood count recuento de hemoglobinacount noun nombre nombre masculino contablesperm count cuenta espermática————————tr[kaʊnt]1 (nobleman) conde nombre masculinocount ['kaʊnt] vt: contar, enumerarcount vi1) : contarto count out loud: contar en voz alta2) matter: contar, valer, importarthat's what counts: eso es lo que cuenta3)to count on : contar concount n1) computation: cómputo m, recuento m, cuenta fto lose count: perder la cuenta2) charge: cargo mtwo counts of robbery: dos cargos de robo3) : conde m (noble)n.• conde s.m.• cuenta s.f.• cálculo s.m.• recuento s.m.• suma s.f.• total s.m.v.• contar v.• escrutar v.kaʊnt
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1)a) ( act of counting) recuento m, cómputo m; ( of votes) escrutinio m, recuento m, cómputo m, conteo m (Andes, Ven); ( in boxing) cuenta f, conteo m (Andes, Ven)to make o (colloq) do a count of something — hacer* un recuento de algo
to keep/lose count of something — llevar/perder* la cuenta de algo
to be out for the count — estar* fuera de combate
b) ( total) total mthe final count — ( of votes) el recuento or cómputo final
2) ( point)to be found guilty on all counts — ( Law) ser* declarado culpable de todos los cargos
3) ( rank) conde m
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1) (enumerate, add up) contar*2) ( include) contar*there'll be fourteen of us, counting you and me — seremos catorce, tú y yo incluidos
3) ( consider) considerarto count oneself lucky — darse* por afortunado
to count somebody among one's friends — contar* a alguien entre sus (or mis etc) amigos
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vi1) ( enumerate) contar*2) (be valid, matter) contar*that doesn't count — eso no cuenta or no vale
•Phrasal Verbs:- count in- count on
I [kaʊnt]1. N1) (=act of counting) recuento m ; [of votes] escrutinio m, recuento m ; (Boxing) cuenta fto keep/lose count (of sth) — llevar/perder la cuenta (de algo)
to make or do a count of sth — hacer un recuento de algo
2) (=total) recuento mthe final count — (in election) el último recuento
pollen, spermhold the stretch for a count of ten, then relax — estírese y cuente hasta diez, luego relájese
3) (Jur) cargo m4) (=point)2. VT1) (=add up, check) contarchicken, blessing, cost 1., 1)to count the cost of (doing) sth — (lit) reparar en el coste de (hacer) algo; (fig) reparar en las consecuencias de (hacer) algo
2) (=include) contarten counting him — diez con él, diez contándolo a él
3) (=consider) considerarI count you among my friends — te cuento entre mis amigos, te considero amigo mío
count yourself lucky! — ¡date por satisfecho!
3. VI1) (=add up, recite numbers) contarcan you count? — ¿sabes contar?
counting from today/last Sunday — a partir de hoy/contando desde el domingo pasado
2) (=be considered, be valid) valer, contarthat doesn't count — eso no vale, eso no cuenta
every second counts — cada segundo cuenta or es importante
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it will count against him — irá en su contra•
to count as, two children count as one adult — dos niños cuentan como un adulto•
ability counts for little here — aquí la capacidad que se tenga sirve de muy poco4.CPDcount noun N — (Gram) sustantivo m contable
- count in- count on- count up
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[kaʊnt]N (=nobleman) conde m* * *[kaʊnt]
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1)a) ( act of counting) recuento m, cómputo m; ( of votes) escrutinio m, recuento m, cómputo m, conteo m (Andes, Ven); ( in boxing) cuenta f, conteo m (Andes, Ven)to make o (colloq) do a count of something — hacer* un recuento de algo
to keep/lose count of something — llevar/perder* la cuenta de algo
to be out for the count — estar* fuera de combate
b) ( total) total mthe final count — ( of votes) el recuento or cómputo final
2) ( point)to be found guilty on all counts — ( Law) ser* declarado culpable de todos los cargos
3) ( rank) conde m
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1) (enumerate, add up) contar*2) ( include) contar*there'll be fourteen of us, counting you and me — seremos catorce, tú y yo incluidos
3) ( consider) considerarto count oneself lucky — darse* por afortunado
to count somebody among one's friends — contar* a alguien entre sus (or mis etc) amigos
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vi1) ( enumerate) contar*2) (be valid, matter) contar*that doesn't count — eso no cuenta or no vale
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' ikin1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.)2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.)3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- chicken-pox
- chicken out
chicken n1. gallina2. pollotr['ʧɪkɪn]1 familiar gallina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no (spring) chicken no ser ninguna niñachicken feed una miseriachicken stock caldo de gallinachicken wire alambrerachicken ['ʧɪkən] n1) fowl: pollo m2) coward: cobarde mfn.• gallina s.f.• pollo s.m.
I 'tʃɪkən, 'tʃɪkɪnto play chicken — jugar* a ver quién es más gallito
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) — no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
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adjective (colloq) (pred) gallina (fam)['tʃɪkɪn]1.roast chicken — pollo m asado
- be chicken- play chickenspring 4.2.CPDchicken breast N — pechuga f de pollo
chicken drumstick N — muslo m de pollo
chicken farmer N — avicultor(a) m / f
chicken farming N — avicultura f
chicken feed N — (lit) pienso m para gallinas
chicken liver N — hígado m de pollo
chicken nuggets NPL — nuggets mpl de pollo
chicken run N — corral m
chicken wing N — alita f de pollo
chicken wire N — tela f metálica, alambrada f
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I ['tʃɪkən, 'tʃɪkɪn]to play chicken — jugar* a ver quién es más gallito
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) — no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
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victoria sustantivo femenino victory; (Dep) win;
victoria sustantivo femenino victory Locuciones: cantar victoria, (alegrarse de un triunfo, esp antes de tiempo) no cantes victoria, aún no ha acabado el partido, it's still too early to sing your praises ' victoria' also found in these entries: Spanish: alzarse - aplastante - cantada - cantado - hambre - puerta - resonancia - saborear - triunfo - abrumador - apabullante - aparente - apretado - apuntar - arrollador - artífice - confiar - conquistar - contundente - holgado - parcial - pronosticar - revalidar - seguro - signo - sintonía - situar English: achievement - after - certain - chalk up - conclusive - fall - gloat - hard-won - hollow - landslide victory - overwhelming - soon - sound - V - V-sign - victory - walkover - win - expectation - land - put - VE-Day - VJ-Day - walk - winningn.• Victoria s.f.[vɪk'tɔːrɪǝ]N Victoria -
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'provə:b(a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') proverbio- proverbially
proverb n proverbiotr['prɒvɜːb]1 proverbio, refrán nombre masculinoproverb ['prɑ.vərb] n: proverbio m, refrán mn.• dicho s.m.• ejemplo típico s.m.• proverbio s.m.• refrán s.m.'prɑːvɜːrb, 'prɒvɜːbnoun refrán m, proverbio m['prɒvɜːb]N refrán m, proverbio m* * *['prɑːvɜːrb, 'prɒvɜːb]noun refrán m, proverbio m
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Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. — Don t count (your) chickens (before they re hatched). something that you say in order to warn someone to wait until a good thing they are expecting has really happened before they make any plans about it. You might be able to get a loan from the… … New idioms dictionary
don't count your chickens before they're hatched — ► don t count your chickens before they re hatched proverb don t be too confident in anticipating success before it is certain. Main Entry: ↑count … English terms dictionary
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) — don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched) phrase used for telling someone not to make plans that depend on the success of something until they are certain that it is successful Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
don't count your chickens (before they are hatched) — don t count your ˈchickens (before they are ˈhatched) idiom (saying) you should not be too confident that sth will be successful, because sth may still go wrong Main entry: ↑countidiom … Useful english dictionary
don’t count your chickens before they are hatched — An instruction not to make, or act upon, an assumption (usually favourable) which might turn out to be wrong. The metaphorical phrase to count one’s chickens is also used. c 1570 T. HOWELL New Sonnets C2 Counte not thy Chickens that vnhatched be … Proverbs new dictionary
don't catch your chickens before they're hatched — This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ( Don t count your chickens until they ve hatched is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
don't catch your chickens before they're hatched — This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ( Don t count your chickens until they ve hatched is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
don't count your chickens before they're hatched — I see count I II proverb don t be too confident in anticipating success or good fortune before it is certain I wouldn t count your chickens I ve agreed to sign the contract but that s all I ve agreed to … Useful english dictionary
don't count your chickens before they're hatched — v. don t plan your future according to events that may or may not take place, don t depend on something whose outcome is uncertain, do not count on things too soon particularly if you don t have them yet … English contemporary dictionary
Don't count chickens before they're hatched. — Don t count (your) chickens (before they re hatched). something that you say in order to warn someone to wait until a good thing they are expecting has really happened before they make any plans about it. You might be able to get a loan from the… … New idioms dictionary
Don't count your chickens. — Don t count (your) chickens (before they re hatched). something that you say in order to warn someone to wait until a good thing they are expecting has really happened before they make any plans about it. You might be able to get a loan from the… … New idioms dictionary
